beyond bootstraps
Revisiting Hillbilly Elegy, the Memoir and Movie That Made Trump’s VP Pick, J.D. Vance, the Hero
Just as Donald Trump was sold to the masses with The Apprentice, his newly minted running mate was once given his own Hollywood vehicle.
By Savannah Walsh
Emmys 2024
Emmys 2024 Nominations: The Biggest Snubs and Surprises
Selena Gomez finally makes the cut, while a few beloved Oscar winners surprisingly do not.
By David Canfield and Rebecca Ford
Awards Insider!
Emmy Nominations 2024: See the Full List Here
Shōgun leads the full list of Emmy nominations 2024 with 25 nods, followed by The Bear, Only Murders in the Building, and True Detective: Night Country.
By Hillary Busis
late night
Bill O’Reilly and Jon Stewart Reunite After a Decade for On-Air Battle
For the first Daily Show episode since the attempt on Trump’s life, Stewart invited an old sparring partner back into the ring to discuss this “terrible fucking week.”
By Savannah Walsh
Review
Influencer Romance Goes to Dizzying Extremes in Skywalkers: A Love Story
A new Netflix documentary explores the risks and rewards of death-defying clickbait.
By Richard Lawson
these are their stories
The 32 Best True-Crime Documentaries to Binge Right Now
From murders to cults to miscarriages of justice, the best true-crime documentaries have it all. Your next watch is waiting.
By Matthew Jacobs
exclusive
Rosemary’s Baby Prequel Apartment 7A Aims to Raise Hell: A First Look
Julia Garner and Dianne Wiest star in this follow-up to the 1968 thriller, centering a side character’s nightmarish untold story.
By Anthony Breznican
Bill & Nicole & Tom & Alice
Nicole Kidman Says Stanley Kubrick “Was Mining” Her Marriage to Tom Cruise for Eyes Wide Shut
In an interview with the LA Times, Kidman reveals that Kubrick asked “a lot of questions” over the two years she worked on his final film with her ex-husband: “There were ideas he was interested in.”
By Chris Murphy
ruining the tour
Jack Black Steps Away From Tenacious D After Kyle Gass Jokes About Trump Assassination Attempt
Gass has since apologized for a comment that left Black “blindsided” during their Sunday concert, calling it a “terrible mistake” and denouncing “violence of any kind.”
By Savannah Walsh
Little Gold Men
Viggo Mortensen Speaks His Mind: On Amazon’s “Shameful” Decision, Green Book’s “Disingenuous” Critics, and Indie Film’s Unclear Future
The Oscar nominee, whose acclaimed new film, The Dead Don’t Hurt, has just hit VOD, offers his frank assessment of Hollywood.
By David Canfield
How to Train your Dragon
A Guide to All the Dragons Left in House of the Dragon
Sunfyre. Meleys. Vhagar. A breakdown of all the dragons dueling it out on season two of the Game of Thrones prequel series.
By Chris Murphy
cancel culture
Armie Hammer Was Told “He’s Got Issues, but He’s Not What People Are Saying”
On Bill Maher’s podcast, the disgraced actor talked about being cleared in the criminal investigation against him, and getting a “glowing” psych evaluation in the Cayman Islands.
By Savannah Walsh
In memoriam
Jennie Garth, Alyssa Milano, and More Pay Tribute to Shannen Doherty
Nineties television stars, friends, and fans of the 90210 actor are remembering Doherty, who died at the age of 53 after battling breast cancer.
By Chris Murphy
22 Undersung TV Gems to Binge Right This Second
Now that Peak TV has peaked, consider watching one of these unjustly uncelebrated series, handpicked by Maureen Ryan.
By Maureen Ryan
Still Watching
House of the Dragon’s Tom Glynn-Carney Thinks King Aegon Is a “Tragic Case”
In episode five of House of the Dragon’s second season, Team Black mourns the loss of a matriarch, while Team Green decides who will temporarily rule King’s Landing. Tom Glynn-Carney drops by Still Watching to chat about Aegon’s “boyish vulnerability” and the joy of dragon riding.
By Chris Murphy
IN MEMORIAM
Shannen Doherty, Star of Charmed, Heathers, and Beverly Hills, 90210, Dies at 53
The ultimate ’90s bad girl had been fighting breast cancer since 2015.
By Tracy Moore
TCA Awards 2024
TCA Awards 2024: See All the Winners
John Mulaney, Jean Smart, Baby Reindeer, and Shōgun won big at the first in-person TCA Awards in five years.
By Eve Batey
Alec Baldwin's Involuntary Manslaughter Case Has Been Dismissed
The prosecution's mishandling of evidence led the judge to halt the actor's trial in the Rust movie shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
By Anthony Breznican
giddy up
Bridgerton Walked So My Lady Jane Could Trot
Prime Video’s bonkers take on England’s nine-day Tudor queen borrows from other historical romances—but deserves to stand alone for pulling off one of the most deranged twists in TV history.
By Savannah Walsh
failure to launch
Fly Me to the Moon: How a Stanley Kubrick Conspiracy Theory Inspired the Film
A new movie starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum asks: Could the moon landing have been faked?
By Savannah Walsh
Little Gold Men
Ready or Not, We’re Predicting the Emmy Nominations
This week on Little Gold Men, the hosts explore why Shōgun, The Bear, and Baby Reindeer are expected to clean up and which shows remain on the bubble.
By Rebecca Ford